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Industry welcomes FSA listing proposals (FT.com via Yahoo! News) - The investment trust industry on Friday gave its stamp of approval to proposals for a new listing regime covering alternative investment funds, following a long-running battle with the Financial Services Authority over whether existing rules were too lax.

Botswana's coal industry gets a boost (UPI) - Botswana is looking to boost its diamond-heavy economy by expanding its coal industry exports.

Wool industry claims animals rights win (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - After years of wrangling, Australia's wool industry has a claimed victory over US animals rights group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Australia wool industry claims animals rights win (The Star Online) - SYDNEY (Reuters) - After years of wrangling, Australia's wool industry has a claimed victory over U.S. animals rights group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals over its campaign to stop the mulesing of sheep.

How the iPhone breaks industry rules (AP via Yahoo! News) - Among consumers, the excitement around Apple Inc.'s iPhone, launching on Friday, centers on its cool looks and innovative interface. In the cell phone industry, the iPhone will be closely watched because it breaks several conventions governing the relationships between handset manufacturers, carriers and consumers. If successful, Apple could end up changing the way phones and the industry work.

Apple's iPhone to hit stores, jolt mobile industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Apple Inc.'s iPhone hits store shelves on Friday in a consumer spectacle that has whipped gadget fans into a frenzy over a device that challenges business as usual in the mobile phone industry.

Racetrack Slots Threaten N.J. Horse Industry (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) - Horses are big business in New Jersey. But in a state better known for smokestacks and suburban sprawl, the industry is often overshadowed by the region's more urban industries.

Industry jubilant over indecision over new policy, delay in GoM meeting (PharmaBiz) - The snail's pace at which the Group of Ministers (GoM) on pharmaceutical policy led by Sharad Pawar is working at present has given hope to the pharmaceutical industry that the final policy may not be in place during the term of the present central government which will be in office till early 2009.

Panel nixes industry-backed mileage plan (AP via Yahoo! News) - A House committee on Thursday rejected an auto industry-backed plan to raise gas mileage standards for new vehicles.

Regime to use own funds to bail sugar industry (Fijilive.com) - Fiji's interim regime will use its money to revitalise the ailing sugar industry and will not wait on the European Union for its funding. Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry told fijilive.com today that there are certain processes which cannot be put on hold.